Flush-valve.



LB ROY W'ILLOUR.

FLUSH VALVE.

1 APPLICATION FILED .TUNB 24. 1913. 1, 1 OO, 1 1 O. Patented June 16, 1914,

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FLUSH VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 191s.

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FLUSH-VALVE.

Specification of Letters latent.A Patented' J une 16, 1914.

Application led J' une 24, 1913. Serial No. 775,540.-

To allzu/1,0m t may concern: Be it kno-wn that I, LE Bor "WILLOUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland `and State of Ohio,' have.invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flush-Valves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvementsin valve structures, which are so timed in their operation that they will discharge, upon bein'g actuated, a predetermined amount .of

liquid,'such as water or the like, and has particular l reference to a'valve of this character adapted to be used as a substitute for the welll known flush tank of a water closet, such flush tank being ordinarily provided with a discharge valve controlled by float means. i

An important object of this invention isv to provide means of the above mentioned character, which are simple in construction, formed of few parts, compact, and vneat in appearance.

Other objects and advantages of this in vention will be apparent during the' course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecication and in which like numerals are employed to' designate like parts throughout the same, Figure l is a central vertical sectional view through the entire apparatus, parts being shown in ele-l vation, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a slightly different form of the invention, and, Fig. 4 is a transverse s ectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred emb0di' ment of my invention, attention being called to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the numeral 5 designates a main Shell or casing, having one side thereof formed open and normally closed by a remorable cover or plate G', detachably connected therewith by means of screws 7 there being suitable packing 8 preferably arranged between these parts to make a water tight joint. At its up er end each mainshell or casing 5 isfprovi ed with an inlet pipe 9, to be connected with a water supply pipe (not shown). The inlet pipe 9 1n Fig. 1, 1s provided with a cut oii valve 10, whereby the supply of water to the main shell or casing 5 may be controlled.

Disposed below and adjacent the discharge end of the inlet pipe 9 in Fig. 1 is-a horizontal turbine or water wheel 11, while in The water wheels 11 and v12 'are rigidlyv mounted upon rotatable shafts 12, journaled.

through bearings 13. In Fig. 1 the shaft 12 is vertically arranged, while in Fig. 3 it is shown as horizontally arranged. Rigidly mounted upon each of thes'hafts 12 is a worm 14, engaging a gear wheel 15. This gear wheel is provided centrally thereof with an opening for receiving .a stub-shaft or trunnicn 16, preferably cast integral with one wall of the casing 5. Rigidly connected with-one face of the gear wheel 15 and preferablcast integral therewith is a lateral annu ar control flange 18, provided with a recess 19, as shown.

Connected with the lower end of eac-h of the casings 5 is an outlet pipe 20, the inlet vend of which is provided with a recess 21,

Aand preferablycast integral therewith is a lateral extension or finger 26, arranged near and spaced from the upper end of the rod 24. When the rod 24 is elevated,.the lateral extension ortinger 26 isadapted to ride upon the periphery of the annular flange 18, thereby holding the valve 22 unseated until the gear wheel 15 has made a complete revolution,- at which ,time the lateral extension or linger 26 will again enter the recess 19.

In Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown independently operated means to raise or unseat the valve 22, comprising a bell-crank lever 27, arranged Within the outlet pipe20 and pivoted to a lug 28 or the like. The bell-crank lever 27 is swung by a reciproca-tory rod 29', carrying at its outer end a push button 30, arranged to compress a coil spring 31.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. `3 and 4, the valve 22 is raised or unseated by a cam32, rigidly mounted upon a rock-shaft 33, which is journaled through a horizontal sleeve 34. The rockshaft 33 is rio 4sol

turned by a. crank 35, having connection with a coil spring 36 which servesto return the same to its normal position. i

The operation of the apparatus is as follows :-To flush the bowl, the rod 29 or crank 85 is moved to unseaty the valve 22, and raises the rod 24 or 48 so that the laterally extendin lug 26 is moved out of the opening 19. T e water which always fills the main shell or casing 45, to the exclusion of the air, will now pass through the discharge pipe 2), whereby the {iow of water through the inlet pipe 9 into the upper end of the main shell or casing will eieet the rotation of the turbine or paddle wheel 11. As soon as the lug 26 engages the periphery of the control flange 1 8, the rod 29 or crank 35 -may be released. The paddle or water wheel is' continuously. rotated during the passage of water through the main shell or casing 5, and such operation continues until the gear or gear wheel 15 has made a complete revolution, at which time the lug 26 will again drop within the opening 19, thus automatically returning the valve 22 -to its seat and cuttin off the supply of water to the discharge plpe 22. Particular attention is called to the fact that the valve 22-c0ntrolsthe passage of .the water through the outlet pipe 20 and not through the inlet pipe 9, whereby when this valve is seated the main shell or casing 5 will be completely filled with water to completely exclude the air therefrom. It has been found that by thus excluding the' air from the operating parts of the apparatus the same will not near so rapidly corrode or rust.

It is Vto be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to'be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape,v

sizel and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention' or the scope of the subjoined claims. Y

' Having described my inventiomI claim:-

1. In appa'ratus of the character described, the combination with a main shell` "provided with an upper inlet and a lower outlet, of a-'rotatable shaft mounted within the upper-portion of the `m'ain shell, a water wheel connected with the rotatable shaft and disposed below and adjacent the inlet, a

worm connected with the rotatable shaft, ak

Athrough the main shell, a reciprocatory rod connected with the valve and provided with a lateral extension, a gear wheel rotatably mounted within the main shell and provided upon one face thereof 'with a substantially annular laterally extending flange arranged inwardly of and spaced from Athe periphery of the gear wheel to engage with said-lat eral 4extension and having` an opening formed therein to receive said lateral extension, and means including a water wheel to rotate the gear wheel. .t

3. In apparatus of .the .character described, the combination with 'a main shell provided with inlet and outlet o enings, of a valve to control the passage ol the water through the outlet opening, an upstanding rod arranged within the main shell and provided with a lateral extensiom'a gear wheel rotatably7 mounted within the main shell upon one side of the upstanding rod and provided upon one face thereof with a substantially annular control flange formed integral therewith and arranged within and spaced from the periphery of the gear wheel `and provided with a recess, a substantially horizontal shaft arranged within the main casing near and above the gear wheel, a worm carried by the substantially horizontal shaft and engaging the gear wheel, and a substantially vertical water wheel connected with the substantially horizontal shaft and larranged adjacent the inlet opening.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LE ROY wiLLoUa'.

Witnesses 'MARVIN S. SIMPLE, J. R. RYDER. 

